Say, Cut, Map stakes out a literary terrain that so far has no name. Its constantly shifting cartography is made up of severed hands, premature burials, hospital wards, and fragile families. This novel of compounding mysteries redraws itself from sentence to sentence, while still relentlessly propelling the reader through its pages. Ken Baumann has constructed a dazzling mirage that pulses with real emotion.” -Jeff Jackson

A violent home invasion shatters Eileen’s tranquil country life, forcing her to confront her deepest fears.This short story takes place in the world of the Elements of the Undead, but is not part of the series.

Picking up after the conclusion of "The Final Evolution," this short story gives a glimpse of what the future holds for Cates in the grim world that exists in the wake of his epic battle with Cainnic Orel, the Angels, and the dehumanising avatar technology. As the System has collapsed under the pressure of war and a sort of "anti-singularity," Cates finds himself in unfamiliar environs - but as always, he's a quick learner.Mysterious inhuman figures. An abandoned prison. And The Ho...

Award winning author Suzanne Church’s cast of distinct characters asks “What if?” in this collection of science fiction, fantasy, and horror short fiction.Can humanity survive an ice age? Will the storm man steal Wanda’s baby? When will Bob and Sebbee escape the relentless march of the Lost Circle? What is the cause of the taint in Faya’s courted ice? If you can’t escape hell, can you at least afford a trip on a teleporting couch?Church infuses emotion into every tale. Whet...

A startling late-night discovery in a cemetery teaches a young man that giving in to curiosity can come with deadly consequences.

She was a lab experiment, and he was son of the man who made her…(A short story of about 3100 words / 10 pages, plus an excerpt from the centuries-later story “Thrice Uncharmed”)

***Get 6 FREE ebooks @http://www.DavidMarkBrownWrites.com as part of the FREE DMB PRIMER LIBRARY!*** Raising Arizona meets Joe Black "A provocative moral tale as much about embracing life as meeting Death." "Never has Death been so human as a kiddie pool, a folding chair and a bottle of regret. If only the other three horseman could be as easy to relate to." WARNING: Handling a scythe without proper ...

"As always with a Bob Hicok book, fascinating and a book you sort of can’t help but pick up and suddenly, two hours later, find yourself having read straight through. I can think of just about no contemporary poets who publish such consistently great work."—Corduroy Books

Mysterious and sometimes hallucinogenic, RATS NEST is a collection of short stories builds a narrative out of the complexity and dialectical uncertainty that many people feel about being alive in the 21st century.This first full-length book by Mat Laporte introduces readers to a protoplasmic, fantastical underworld, as navigated by a self-reproducing 3D Printed Kid made especially for this purpose.As the Kid descends the layers of a seemingly never-ending pit, its nightmares ...

Laurie Parker has been enslaved, misused, turned into a gladiatrix. Now, she's a free woman on a trail of vengeance. Her winding road has led her to the master of her misery, the mysterious Lord of Shackles. Her mission is clear: nail the mastermind of a slavery ring. The challenges before her are numerous, but one rises far above the others. How can she hope to succeed on Glory Prime, a world founded by anarchists and built on the principles of social chaos?

Post-Apocalyptic TP Blues is the tale of a not particularly likeable fellow named Norman Joyner. A doomcryer from birth- Norman gets his wish when 94% of the population dies of the flu. When the dust clears- Norman has a plan to rule what remains of America- one little white square of TP at a time.